March 10, 2021

 When you need to lose weight, you might help everyone by making it a family affair. Studies show that when overweight parents shed pounds, so do their overweight kids. Even if others don’t need to lose weight, healthy eating as a family can make it a lifelong habit instead of a temporary dieting choice. Source Link

The plumbing aisle at the home store has a product that does some DIY magic. A split piece of foam pipe insulation can corral a tangle of power cords under a desk or baby-proof the edge of a coffee table. And a short piece of pipe insulation can plug that gap between the seat and the center console in your car to keep keys and other things from dropping through. Source Link 

You might stop an outdoor cat from killing birds and small animals with a change at meal time and more play time. A study found that cats who ate meals with more meat were less likely to hunt as were cats whose owners played with them to mimic hunting behaviors. Puzzle feeders were also helpful in curbing hunting by cats. Source Link